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Al Khobar vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Al Khobar is 94.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Al Khobar
Groceries: pay 57.0% more in Al Khobar
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Al Khobar
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Al Khobar
Childcare: pay 0.5% less in Al Khobar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Al Khobar
Clothing: pay 22.9% more in Al Khobar

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Al Khobar are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Al Khobar.

Al Khobar vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Khobar instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Al Khobar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$6.67 SAR25.02	-20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$8.00 SAR30.02	+32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.03 SAR3.86	+52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.49 SAR1.83	+5.2%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 57.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Al Khobar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.29 SAR4.84	+64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.60 SAR13.51	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$6.27 SAR23.54	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.52 SAR9.47	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$4.46 SAR16.74	+110.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.26 SAR4.72	+127.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.86 SAR3.23	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.04 SAR3.89	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.76 SAR2.84	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.63 SAR2.38	+70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.78 SAR2.92	+206.9%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Al Khobar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$2.35 SAR8.83	-55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$60.66 SAR227.65	+492.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$21,330.35 SAR80,052.22	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$12.86 SAR48.28	+113.8%
Average			+130.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Kiev	Al Khobar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$80.80 SAR303.25	+1047.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$434.61 SAR1,631.06	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$433.27 SAR1,626.06	+14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$94.66 SAR355.27	+16.9%
Average			+262.1%

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pay 0.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Al Khobar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$379.95 SAR1,425.93	+1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$7,625.60 SAR28,618.67	-2.8%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Al Khobar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.40 SAR9.01	+121.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$4.53 SAR17.01	+177.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$7.07 SAR26.52	+144.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$82.66 SAR310.20	+114.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$19.33 SAR72.55	+301.5%
Average			+171.8%

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

	Kiev	Al Khobar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$59.46 SAR223.15	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$83.32 SAR312.70	+132.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$96.65 SAR362.74	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$79.16 SAR297.07	-27.7%
Average			+22.9%

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